Make Your Own Cheaper & Better-Tasting Coffee Creamer

When I was stationed in Korea, the local restaurants had little sticks of coffee mix that made a surprisingly excellent cup of coffee. I started buying the sticks in the usual bulk package (100 sticks/cups), but they are much harder to come by for any decent price here in the US, since I returned. I just made the creamer, and tomorrow I’m going to try mixing it with coffee and possibly more sugar to see if I can recreate the flavor of the sticks.

Thanks for the recipe and wish me luck!

I was really excited to try this, but also found that the primary flavor was just powdered milk. I was hoping it was because I’d had to substitute vanilla extract for the powder, and regular sugar for the powered, but reading the other comments, maybe not. I’m still intrigued though, and will try another small batch, using the correct ingredients. Any suggestions as to where I can find the vanilla powder, other than ordering online?

If you don’t take any sugar in your coffee regularly, do you need to add the powdered sugar?

I am diabetic and do not take sugar in my coffee. Is the powdered sugar necessary for the flavour of the creamer to be complete? Can you use less pwdered sugar? BTW, to Colette, re vanilla powder, you can buy this in most Kosher or European delicatessans. For some reason, European bakers prefer vanilla sugar to essence of vanilla. Also, if you want to make your own vanilla powder, simply buy some vanilla beans and split them in half down the middle. You can use the vanilla seeds for true “‘french vanilla” flavouring, but keep the empty vanilla pods. Simply put some regular granulated or pwdered sugar into a mason jar and put the empty vanilla pods in the jar. Seal it and leave for a few weeks. When you open the jar, and use the sugar for baking, desserts, etc. the vanilla flavour and scent will have infused the sugar. Do not throw away the pods, just add more sugar to the jar. I learned this by watching Chef Michael Smith on television. I have bought those vanilla suagar packets and this seemed a no brainer economy.

Thank you for this post. I thought that I had a great “hack” when I started blending vanilla beans into my creamer powder, but this idea intrigues me even more. I was looking for a way to use up my milk powder, and I already have all the other ingredients on hand, so I can’t wait to give it a try!

I agree. I would love to make the powders. I have an abundance of vanilla beans but have no idea how to to about making powder with them. As mentioned on another post as well, how do you make/get other flavors?

Thanks for this post. I have a recipe that is similar for dairy creamer but I still haven’t perfected it to the recipe (which I bought in a special addition DIY magazine from BHG) so that makes me a bit disappointed. Hoping to try yours this week if I could know where/how to find vanilla powder.

thank you so much for all you do…. from an ole time make it yourself gal

The price of vanilla powder is a little expensive. Is there a cheaper alternative? The price of vanilla beans it takes to make vanilla powder is not cheap either. Thank you.

This is an awesome idea for a d-i-y coffee creamer. I would like to try it with powdered stevia instead of powdered sugar though just to be more diet conscience.

Where do you get vanilla powder?

When I was stationed in Korea, the local restaurants had little sticks of coffee mix that made a surprisingly excellent cup of coffee. I started buying the sticks in the usual bulk package (100 sticks/cups), but they are much harder to come by for any decent price here in the US, since I returned. I just made the creamer, and tomorrow I’m going to try mixing it with coffee and possibly more sugar to see if I can recreate the flavor of the sticks.

Thanks for the recipe and wish me luck!

I was really excited to try this, but also found that the primary flavor was just powdered milk. I was hoping it was because I’d had to substitute vanilla extract for the powder, and regular sugar for the powered, but reading the other comments, maybe not. I’m still intrigued though, and will try another small batch, using the correct ingredients. Any suggestions as to where I can find the vanilla powder, other than ordering online?

If you don’t take any sugar in your coffee regularly, do you need to add the powdered sugar?

I am diabetic and do not take sugar in my coffee. Is the powdered sugar necessary for the flavour of the creamer to be complete? Can you use less pwdered sugar? BTW, to Colette, re vanilla powder, you can buy this in most Kosher or European delicatessans. For some reason, European bakers prefer vanilla sugar to essence of vanilla. Also, if you want to make your own vanilla powder, simply buy some vanilla beans and split them in half down the middle. You can use the vanilla seeds for true “‘french vanilla” flavouring, but keep the empty vanilla pods. Simply put some regular granulated or pwdered sugar into a mason jar and put the empty vanilla pods in the jar. Seal it and leave for a few weeks. When you open the jar, and use the sugar for baking, desserts, etc. the vanilla flavour and scent will have infused the sugar. Do not throw away the pods, just add more sugar to the jar. I learned this by watching Chef Michael Smith on television. I have bought those vanilla suagar packets and this seemed a no brainer economy.

Thank you for this post. I thought that I had a great “hack” when I started blending vanilla beans into my creamer powder, but this idea intrigues me even more. I was looking for a way to use up my milk powder, and I already have all the other ingredients on hand, so I can’t wait to give it a try!

I agree. I would love to make the powders. I have an abundance of vanilla beans but have no idea how to to about making powder with them. As mentioned on another post as well, how do you make/get other flavors?

Thanks for this post. I have a recipe that is similar for dairy creamer but I still haven’t perfected it to the recipe (which I bought in a special addition DIY magazine from BHG) so that makes me a bit disappointed. Hoping to try yours this week if I could know where/how to find vanilla powder.

thank you so much for all you do…. from an ole time make it yourself gal

The price of vanilla powder is a little expensive. Is there a cheaper alternative? The price of vanilla beans it takes to make vanilla powder is not cheap either. Thank you.

This is an awesome idea for a d-i-y coffee creamer. I would like to try it with powdered stevia instead of powdered sugar though just to be more diet conscience.

Where do you get vanilla powder?